Pipe-holder.



R. G. LAMB.

PIPE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1916.

1,231 1 5 Patented July 3, 1917.

RUBEN GEORGE LAMB, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJAMES Gr. CURTIS, 0F DORGI-IESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

PIPE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 191W.

Application filed April 11, 1916. Serial No. 90,502.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUBEN GEORGE LAMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chelsea, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inPipe-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pipe holders and has for itsobject to provide an inexpensive, neat and durable holder adapted toinclose a tobacco pipe and to accommodate stems of different lengths.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts setforth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pipe holder embodying my inventionwith the stem inclosing cap shown in one position in full lines and inanother position in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating the bowl containing members shownopen.

Fig. 3 illustrates a detailed view of the cap and Fig. 4 is a sectiontaken on the line H of Fig. 1.

Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 and 6 represent two pivoted members each beingsubstantially a counterpart of the other and pivotally attached togetherat 7 The members 5 and 6 embody in their construction a compartment 8adapted to contain the bowl of a pipe, and a compartment 9 which hascommunication with the compartment 8 adapted to contain a portion of thestem of the pipe. The design of the bowl portion 8 of said case may bemade so as to accommodate a large number of different types of bowls.

The portions of the members 5 and 6, which inclose a portion of the stemof the pipe, are preferably semi-cylindrical so that when the same areclosed together as in Fig. 1 or 4 a cylindrical casing will be formed. Atube or cap 10, having an open end 11, and a closed end 12, is adaptedto fit, telescopically, the cylindrical portion of the casing whichforms the compartment 9 and to be moved longitudinally thereon; forinstance, when the cap 10 is in the position shown in full lines, Fig.1, it will contain and inclose a pipe having a relatively short stem orsaid cap may be moved outwardly longitudinally of said cylindricalportion of the case to the dotted position illustrated in Fig. 1 andreceive and inclose a stem of substantially greater length than thatillustrated in clotted lines in Fig. 1.

Furthermore, the cap 10 is adapted to retain the members 5 and 6 intheir closed position, the friction of said cap on said members beingsufiicient to retain the members in the desired positions relatively toeach other. The entire case is constructed preferably of thin metal, soas to be very light and compact and suitable to be carried in the vestpocket.

Furthermore, by employing the cap, as shown, to retain the two membersclosed no danger of said casing opening will result and thus all dangerof fires being caused by placing the pipe with live ashes in the casingand then putting the same in the pocket will be eliminated.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire by LettersPatent to secure is:

A pipe holder comprising two members pivoted together, portions of said.members together forming a bowl shaped compartment adapted to containthe bowl of a pipe and other portions of said members together forming astem shaped compartment adapted to contain the stem of a pipe, and a capopen at one end adapted to slide upon the stem containing portions ofsaid pivoted members to retain said members closed and to accommodatepipe stems of difierent lengths.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

RUBEN GEORGE LAMB.

Witnesses:

SYDNEY E. TAFT, HATTIE E. STRATTON.

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